Lee Enfield No4 & No5 Rifles

The Enfield No4 rifle entered service during 1941, it was made at various factories in the UK, as well as the Savage-Stevens factory in the USA which made huge numbers for the British Army, Long Branch in Canada also made very large numbers of them for the British and Canadian forces. The No4 underwent very little change during WW2, most modifications being small manufacturing concessions to speed production, the only two Mark variants being the Mk1 and the Mk1*.

The No5 Jungle Carbine was a lightened and shortened version of the No4, although more practical for jungle fighting it had a huge kick on being fired and suffered from inherent zero (accuracy) problems, probably caused by one lightening cut too many. Much research was carried out but the problem was never overcome and the No5 became obsolete a few years after the end of WW2

The No4 carried on in service totally replacing the SMLE after WW2 and was finally phased out when replaced by the SLR from 1958. However, a sniper version the L42 carried on until it was replaced by the Accuracy International rifle in the 80's.